Refugees wait for food parcels from a Turkish NGO which were soon told to leave by humanitarian crisis in Edrine, Turkey on the border with Greece is currently at a standoff with approximately 6,000 refugees remaining in a tented camp by the border crossing point, Pazakule. The local supermarket in nearby Karaagac is doing good trade along with the Roma Gypsey community who offer horse taxi rides for the 1km trip into town. Numerous pop up stalls are emerging as local’s cash in on this new found economy. Greek border control still tear gas most days but the numbers of attempted
Refugees wait for food parcels from a Turkish NGO which were soon told to leave by humanitarian crisis in Edrine, Turkey on the border with Greece is currently at a standoff with approximately 6,000 refugees remaining in a tented camp by the border crossing point, Pazakule. The local supermarket in nearby Karaagac is doing good trade along with the Roma Gypsey community who offer horse taxi rides for the 1km trip into town. Numerous pop up stalls are emerging as local’s cash in on this new found economy. Greek border control still tear gas most days but the numbers of attempted crossings has dwindled. New arrivals from Istanbul is increasing as rumours spread that the border will soon open allowing them free access to Greece.
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Keywords: border, camp, crisis, crossing, humanitarian, migrants, migration, refugee, refugees, tented
